Weekend walks in new Heartwood Forest

PUBLISHED: 10:59 27 February 2009 | UPDATED: 13:57 06 May 2010

TWO walks and talks for people interested in learning more about the proposed new forest in Sandridge are being held this weekend. The guided walks start from the Scout hut in Sandridgebury Lane at 11am and 2pm on Saturday and offer a chance to find out m

TWO walks and talks for people interested in learning more about the proposed new forest in Sandridge are being held this weekend.

The guided walks start from the Scout hut in Sandridgebury Lane at 11am and 2pm on Saturday and offer a chance to find out more about the Heartwood Forest project to create England's largest new native woodland.

Further walks are being held at 11am on Thursday, March 12, and 2pm on Tuesday, March 17, from the same location.

Recently we, as a family (minus two of the kids), visited The Lodge RSPB reserve in Sandy, Bedfordshire. I had never been before, which is perhaps amiss of me as a birdwatcher as it is the headquarters of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds or RSPB and only 45 minutes drive from home.